A graduate student from Illinois who went missing nearly a month ago was found dead earlier this month before being positively identified on Thursday. The body of Jelani Day, 25, was recovered in central Illinois on Sept. 4, but it took extensive testing — and time — to determine who he was, according to Fox…
Day’s family has pleaded with those who have any information to come forward. Authorities have confirmed that the body recently found in a river is that of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day. The LaSalle County Coroner Richard Ploch identified Day through dental and DNA testing, confirming he was the male body found in…
Actor Lil Rel Howery during an interview with host Seth Meyers on June 25, 2018. | Source: NBC / Getty After the widow of late actor and comedian Anthony “A.J.” Johnson gave an emotional plea for financial help following her husband’s death, donations have poured into the GoFundMe account she initially suggested wasn’t getting enough…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been accused of playing political games for selecting a doctor who is against vaccines and mask mandates to lead the state’s Department of Health. DeSantis on Tuesday appointed Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a Nigerian-American medical professor, as Florida’s next surgeon general. In the position, Ladapo would be at the helm of…
The producer/entrepreneur is already is paying around $300K per month in spousal support to Nicole Young Per new reports, Dr. Dre has been ordered to pay $1.5M in legal fees for his estranged wife Nicole Young. As theGrio previously reported, Nicole filed for divorce last year from rap legend Dr. Dre, born Andre Romelle Young, Since…
OPINION: Nicki could’ve simply let the courts deal with the drama surrounding her husband’s convicted assault of a Black woman. But instead, she chose to make matters worse. Nowadays, it seems like facts and Nicki Minaj don’t get along. Last week, the internet was breaking over the famed rapper’s public hesitancy over vaccinations — and…
The band is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a reunion tour set to embark this fall The Fugees fans were in for a surprise when the band reunited for a surprise pop-up performance in New York on Wednesday. For the first time in 15 years, The Fugees (Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, and Ms. Lauryn Hill)…
Toni Braxton moved everyone to tears on Sept. 22 after uploading a touching video in honor of her friend Jada Pinkett Smith‘s birthday. Pinkett Smith, who turned 50 on Sept. 18, had a special episode of “Red Table Talk” titled “Jada’s Surprise 50th Birthday Celebration.” The episode originally aired this week, showed everyone including the…
“My heart is breaking,” said actress Garcelle Beauvais as she talked about the disturbing images that have surfaced in the wake of the Haitian migrant crisis. During a recent episode of “The Real,” the co-host, who is from the city of Saint-Marc in Haiti, became very emotional as she described the disappointment she felt in…
“That bus stop was a target for whatever reason,” said the victim’s aunt. Police in Louisville, Kentucky are looking for a Jeep with Illinois plates after a teen was killed and two others wounded during a drive-by shooting at a bus stop. The incident occurred at Chestnut and Dr. W.J. Hodge streets around 6:20 a.m….
